African swine fever in China is taking a toll on Hormel Foods Corp., digging into its latest profit and forcing the company to raise prices on all its pork-related products. The disease has devastated China’s hog population, killing 150 million to 200 million hogs, …
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Party City said Thursday that it will close 45 stores in 2019, adding to the thousands of store closures already announced by retailers this year. The Westchester County-based party supplies company said the closures will take place throughout the year.
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Germany is trialling a new highway that uses overhead electrified cabling to recharge the batteries in hybrid vehicles as they drive, reports Business Insider. The Siemens-developed eHighway is designed to work with a custom Scania hybrid truck developed …
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By Alistair Smout. LONDON (Reuters) – Airlines operating in Britain should pay a seat levy to cover the costs of getting passengers home in case a carrier goes bust, a government commissioned review said on Thursday. The recommendations seek to even …
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MILAN (Reuters) – U.S. fund manager BlackRock has pulled out of a proposed rescue of Italian bank Carige, a move that could push Rome’s fragile government into another costly state bailout. FILE PHOTO: The logo of Carige bank is seen in Rome, Italy, April …
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